February 18, 2008 11:11 AM PST

BlackBerry maker, Motorola duel in lawsuits

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BlackBerry maker, Motorola duel in lawsuits

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Companies file suit against one another, each making claims of patent infringement for technology used in their handsets.

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interesting...
by slickuser February 18, 2008 12:03 PM PST: RIM, just pay up or don't use Motorola patents. it is that simple.; Reply to this comment View reply
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Patents, How Quaint
by sismoc February 18, 2008 3:32 PM PST: It's time for patents and copyrights to become a thing of the past. Too much B.S. and not enough true innovation.; Reply to this comment

Hi Folks!
by Commander_Spock February 18, 2008 5:21 PM PST: We also have some technologies we wish to "patent" that will be running on RIM's BlackBerries and on Motorola's MotoQ et cetera et cetera this is the abilities to convert from Internal Rate of Return (IRR) to Economic Rate of Return (ERR). !; Reply to this comment

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